Puncture-proof tire.



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Patented Apr. 1, 1913.

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APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 28, 1911.

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PUNCTURE-ERDOF TIRE.

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To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that 1, CAssnLL DE Hines, a 'citizen of the United States, residing at Fort "Worth, in the countyl of Tarrant and State Specification of LettersiPatent.

of Texas, have invented certain new and1 ternal armor therefor.

useful vImprovements in Puncture Proof Tires, .of which the following is a specification. i

This invention relates to improvements in lires, and has particular reference to an in- The principal object lof tion is to provide an improved armor of the kind described, which maybe quickly and easily assembled before being embedded in the tire. v y

Other objects and advantages will be apparent fronijthe following description, and

with particular reference to the -accompanying drawings, in which,

Figure 1 is a cross sectional view of a tire made in accordance wit-h'the preferred form of my invention, Fig. 2 is a plan view of the armor removed fromthe tire, enlaroed, Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3 3 of QFig. 2, Fig. e is a perspective view of '.one'of the plates'detached. 1

Referring particularlyto the accompany ing drawings, which illustrate my invent-ion, it will be seen that the tire ,is composed of the rubber portion 10, in which are ernbedded the fabrics 11 and 12, the former of which being disposed near the tread of the tire, and the latter adjacent the inner por4l tion thereof. The tire here represented, is ofthe clencher type, and has the rim engaging portions 13, the centers of which are composedv of rubber, and the fabrics 11 and 12 surrounding the same, so that agreat amount of elasticity is provided, yet the fabrics protect the rubber portions 13 from .wear against the rim. Y.

Mv armoris embedded in the rubber of the tire between the inner and outer fabrics '11 and 12, and comprises two layersll and 1.5. Each of these layers consists of con tinuous str1ps`of fabric, or .other suitable material 16, which extend around the tire,`-

between the fabrics 11 and 12, `as above mentioned On each of these strips I attach a number of plates 17, which are composed preferably of metahand may be of any desired size or shape, that shown being ireni. Jkthe present mvene .disposed in parallel relation to the body Vin the presence of two witnesses.

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Patented Apr; it, ttig.

Application filed `September 2S, 1%311. Serial No. 651,845.

lar. From the center of each plate is cut a portion 18, of any shape, but left attached to the plate by a connecting. portion 19. This center portion is 'raised to `engage one face of the strip, while the body/portion of the plate engages the lower face of the strip. The plates` are slipped on the strip, alternately, from opposite sides. 1

rEhe lower, or inner layer of the armor has one more stript than the upper or out-er layer, and the strips are so disposed with relation to each other that the plates of the outer layer cover `the spaces between the Aplates of the inner layer, thus ,preventing the possibility of any puncturing vobject entering the air chamber 20 of the tire. When thus arranged the two, (or more layers if desired)` present a practically solid impenetrable surface, and effectively prevent puncturing. of the tire.

It will, of course, be understood that the number of layers is immaterial, except tha* there should be at least two, so that the 4plates of one layer will cover the spaces between the plates'of the other layer.V Also, the sha-pe of the plates is not to be confined to that shown', the principal object`being the fabric strips, and the metal plates so formed thatthey can be quickly and easily attached or detached. 'I

What is claimed is: Y .An internal armor for tires comprising a plurality of layersv of strips of fabricembedded in the tire, said strips being spaced. apart in parallel relation, the strips of one layer being arranged over the sp'aces bev tween the strips of the vother layer, andme tallic plates detachably secured tothe strips, the plates of one layer-of strips being a rranged in superposed and staggered `relation to the plateso-f the other layer, said platesv consisting each of a body portion, and

partially `detached discal central portrn,

tion of the plate, one. of the strips being ci posed between the Asaid discal portion and the salti. body port-ion. t In testimony whereof `l, afar my signature,

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